At Wauwatosa East High School, Scott was a highly accomplished athlete competing in basketball and volleyball. He was a four-time varsity letter winner on the basketball court, a three-year starter, selected team captain twice, and the program’s first freshman to make varsity. His leadership was evident in his junior year when he earned first-team all-conference and honorable mention all-state honors while helping lead his team to a conference title and near-state tournament birth with a narrow overtime loss in the sectional finals. As a senior, Scott again earned first-team all-conference and honorable-mention all-state honors while helping lead the team to a 2nd straight conference title. Landisch was named one of the top 30 players in the state in both their junior and senior years, a testament to his leadership skills. On the hardwood of the volleyball court, Scott was a three-time varsity letter winner. Scott, a complete novice to volleyball in his first year, made an impressive leap to varsity for the state tournament by year’s end. He quickly adapted to the game, earning second-team all-conference honors as a sophomore. By his junior year, Landisch was named team co-captain while leading the Red Raiders to the state semifinals. He finished that year as the Greater Metro Conference and State of Wisconsin Player of the Year! As team co-captain senior year, Scott ended his volleyball career by making it to the state finals while capturing first-team all-conference and all-state honors and being runner-up for conference and state Player of the Year. With opportunities to play basketball or volleyball at the collegiate level, Scott went on to play basketball at Ripon College, where he was a four-year starter and three-year team captain. He ended his career in the top five in scoring, rebounding, and minutes played. Scott is deeply moved by this recognition and feels a profound sense of honor. He would like to express his heartfelt gratitude to his family, coaches, and teammates for making his high school career a truly memorable experience. He would also like to extend his sincere thanks to the HOF Committee for this nomination and their unwavering support for Wauwatosa East Athletics. Lastly, he would like to dedicate this honor to his late brother Mike, whom he was fortunate enough to play with for two years at the varsity level in basketball. Mike graduated in 1998 and became a beloved varsity basketball coach at Wauwatosa West. He lost a courageous battle with kidney cancer in 2011, passing at the young age of 31. Wauwatosa East HS respectfully retired Mike’s number 40 jersey, hanging outside the gymnasium, and coined the phrase representing his battle, “Fight Like a Champion.”
